Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 247 / Thursday, December 26, 2024 / Notices 104989 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before this 

group for discussion, in accordance 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agenda and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 18, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30627 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE533] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Advisory Panel via webinar to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL 

information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ 

meeting/register/tJIkduigrzspGd

BXNMk5OW3Do9LXrpcMR7nR. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Scallop Advisory Panel will meet 

to Review 2025 Scallop Work Priorities, 

including a work plan for this calendar 

year. The discussion will focus on the 

development of a Long-Term Strategic 

Plan. Other business will be discussed, 

if necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 18, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30624 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE168] 

Final 2023 Marine Mammal Stock 

Assessment Reports 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; response to comments. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

has considered public comments for 

revisions of the 2023 marine mammal 

stock assessment reports (SARs). This 

notice announces the availability of 66 

final 2023 SARs that were updated and 

finalized. 

ADDRESSES: The 2023 final SARs are 

available in electronic form via the 

internet at https://www.fisheries.noaa.

gov/national/marine-mammalprotection/marine-mammal-stockassessments 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zachary Schakner, Office of Science and 

Technology, 301–427–8106, 

Zachary.Schakner@noaa.gov; Nancy 

Young, 206–526–4297, Nancy.Young@

noaa.gov, regarding Alaska regional 

stock assessments; Jessica McCordic, 

508–495–2396, Jessica.McCordic@

noaa.gov, regarding Atlantic, Gulf of 

Mexico, and Caribbean regional stock 

assessments; or Jim Carretta, 858–546– 

7171, Jim.Carretta@noaa.gov, regarding 

Pacific regional stock assessments. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 117 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) requires NMFS and the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 

to prepare stock assessments for each 

stock of marine mammals occurring in 

waters under the jurisdiction of the 

United States, including the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). These 

SARs must contain information 

regarding the distribution and 

abundance of the stock, population 

growth rates and trends, estimates of 

annual human-caused mortality and 

serious injury (M/SI) from all sources, 

descriptions of the fisheries with which 

the stock interacts, and the status of the 

stock. Initial SARs were completed in 

1995. 

The MMPA requires NMFS and 

USFWS to review the SARs at least 

annually for strategic stocks and stocks 

for which significant new information is 

available and at least once every three 

years for non-strategic stocks. The term 

‘‘strategic stock’’ means a marine 

mammal stock: (A) for which the level 

of direct human-caused mortality 

exceeds the potential biological removal 

level or PBR (defined by the MMPA as 

the maximum number of animals, not 

including natural mortalities, that may 

be removed from a marine mammal 

stock while allowing that stock to reach 

or maintain its optimum sustainable 

population); (B) which, based on the 

best available scientific information, is 

declining and is likely to be listed as a 

threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) within 

the foreseeable future; or (C) which is 

listed as a threatened species or 

endangered species under the ESA or is 

designated as depleted under the 

MMPA. NMFS and USFWS are required 

to revise a SAR if they determine the 

review indicates that the status of the 


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